-- 8 of the 15 free agents were starters for their team last season.
-- 8 free agents are from Dave teams; 7 are from Tyler teams.
-- Seattle and Charleston lost the most players to free agency, with 3 each
-- Seattle lost the most starters with 2
-- Gillette, San Jose and Los Angeles lost 2 players each
-- Sacramento, Dallas and Philadelphia lost 1 each
-- Oklahoma City and Milwaukee escaped unscathed
-- Charleston, despite losing 3 to FA, lost 0 starters, joining Oklahoma City and Milwaukee in that department.
-- 8 forwards, 6 guards and 1 center among the free agents
-- 4 teams lost their team MVP to free agency
Team by team
Sacramento: The league's worst team lost its MVP of last season, guard Buddy Flakes. Add 4 retirements, which included starters Tree Fiddy and Wardy Joubert and the R-Dogs resemble an expansion team. Currently just 5 players on roster. They will need that extra draft pick.
Oklahoma City: Untouched by free agency, the Lariats lost starting center Carga Larga to retirement. Only 1 center among free agents. They are on the bubble in the tough East and would have to roll the cube of chance to change cities (and possibly disband) with another last place finish.
Seattle: Lost just one bench player to retirement, but hit hard by free agents (as has been their custom forever). Mainstay forward Charles Broccoli leaving leaves a big gap in the Stampede lineup. He was the team MVP and its top scorer. Seattle traded to get Broccoli back when he was FA two seasons ago.
Charleston: Lost 3 bench players, the best being forward Turk Attaturk. No starters lost, which is good since the Mountaineers were already hit hard by the retirements of starting guard Don Barzini and starting center Papa Popcorn.
Gillette: Yet another team that lost its team MVP of a year ago. In this case it was young forward Billy "Be-Bop" Bauer, who topped the team in 5 categories while leading the league in shooting percentage with an 83.6 percent mark. Replacing him is crucial if the Humps are to continue upward climb.
Dallas: Lost starting point guard O'l Roy, but there is still a lot of talent on this roster. Lost just 1 bench player to retirement and they have two of the best young players in the game in guard Juzan Djinn and forward Satan Israel, both of who made first-team All-MBA last season.
Milwaukee: No free agent losses for this playoff team, but they need to replace longtime point guard Fatty McButterpants, who retired, if they want to end what is currently the longest championship dry spell.
Philadelphia: Contributed the top free agent guard to this coming season's draft, as steady rookie Vinny Zazeech, the tallest backcourt player in league history at 6-8, decided to test the FA waters. Even if they get nothing in the draft, Philly has Dick Papers, a 4-season starter ready to step in.
San Jose: In addition to losing two starters to retirement, the Fighting Amigos lost starting center Twinkles Spatula and top reserve forward Muscle Shoals to free agency. They keep draining the pool of talent that plays alongside league MVP and Hall of Famer Jesse Shershot.
Los Angeles: The San Andreas Fault moved more than a little when star forward Crentis Dentist threw his hat into the free agency ring. A two-time All-MBA forward, Dentist finished runner-up in the last two regular season MVP tallies and was MVP of the Playoffs last season. Was the team MVP of the champions. The Big One, in addition to losing top scorer Dentist, lost second-leading scorer Quick Tink, to retirment.
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